Playlist: Music from Africa

[gusgranite]

The Green Arrows - 4 Track Recording Session (Analog Africa)

 

[screenersam]

'Roll Nyabinghi Drummer' by Die Kunst der Drum (?)

 

[gusgranite]

One of today's finest singers I reckon. If you get a chance to see him live GO. He'll put you in a trance. This is a beautifully produced album to show your system off too.

Salif Keita - M'Bemba [Universal]

 

[gusgranite]

Sam Mangwana - Sings Dino Vangu [Sterns Africa]

 

[bobsvinyl]

I recently picked up these two CDs from Mali, thought to be the birthplace of American blues via the slave trade. Excellent sound quality and material.

 

[gusgranite]

I recently picked up these two CDs from Mali, thought to be the birthplace of American blues via the slave trade. Excellent sound quality and material.

A few of my favourite names on those discs bobsvinyl. Good times.

 

[Ken Boyd]

This girl is very good, and very popular in Africa a contemporary singer but still her music is very much African, she does sing one or two songs on this ablum in English.

Rokia Traore'

Tchamantche'

Out / Here Records
OH-11-LP

http://www.discogs.com/Rokia-Traoré-Tchamantché/release/2211586



It is nothing like the old National Geographic movies of the Jungle Drums.
But this is actually a pretty interesting LP, and recorded quite well considering the logistics of it all, no studio near by!

 

[Montycat]

Check out this guy, ex of Guinea but more recently of Vancouver and friend of a friend or 3. He used to play in a living room not far from me.

Alpha Yaya Diallo: http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Alpha-Yaya-Diallo

And here are some flac files I uploaded of an album called Musique Douce I picked up in Morocco a few years ago. It was all the rage in the northwest town of Essaouira:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B14eaF7LIZfqU0QycFQ3anpoNnM&usp=sharing

 

[Montycat]

Wow, thanks for that!

[Aside] I take it no Johnny Clegg listeners here on AK, eh? Too bad.

I have some Savuka, and saw Johnny Clegg quite some time ago.

 

[fdrennen]

Conjunto Estrellas Africanas de Dexter Johnson - volume 1
​

Born Nigerian, Dexter Johnson made his fortune in Senegal,
he was one of the founders of the legendary Star Band. They
played in several clubs in 60's Dakar. After that Johnson
moved to Abidjan where he worked for the Record label
Disco Stock. This is one of the lp's he made there.
With Cuban violin player Alfredo Delafe and singer
Raymond Fernandez they formed 'Estrellas Africanas'.
Dexter Johnson who later also worked with Manu
Dibango and Monte Adentro was a monument of
African music and died in 1977.

 

[bobsvinyl]

A couple of more CDs I picked up that I've been enjoying. Found both at GW.

 

[DJ G-Man]

Fela & Afrika 70 - Zombie - 1976

 

[Mr. Paul]

[Aside] I take it no Johnny Clegg listeners here on AK, eh? Too bad.

I have and love the Juluka Scatterlings LP as well as a couple JC & Savuka CDs. Saw him in Boulder in the late 90's. Great show.

 

[gusgranite]

A folky/classical/African ting.

Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal ‎– Chamber Music (No Format label)

 

[kneeOhFight]

Love seeing Salif Keita and Tinariwen mentioned in this thread. Beat me to it (badly).

 

[Montycat]

William Onyeabor, some psychedelic afro-funk.

 

[gusgranite]

Decidedly lo-fi but who cares when it's this good right??

Various ‎– Legends Of Benin [Analog Africa]

 

[HammondB]

:tresbon:

 

[59volvo]

Awesome tapes from Africa

 

[Guest123]

A wonderful album from three wonderful African musicians: